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Nuclear Institute Cumbria Branch hosted their 2014 Seminar on Decommissioning & Waste Management on 10 June 2014 at Westlakes Science Park. The subject matter continues to be a very significant activity in the nuclear industry and is vi...

The Nuclear Institute is proposing to reduce the number of membership grades from seven to four, in line with many other professional institutions. This will streamline and simplify the current application processes, enable the majority of nucle...

At the 67th North West Annual Dinner held on 22 May 2014, Dr Mike Weightman delivered a thought-provoking speech toasting the "Nuclear Institute and its vital role into the future" after receiving the renowned Hinton Medal award. The Hinton M...

The President of the Nuclear Institute, Rear Admiral Tim Chittenden, welcomed 650 people from over 45 nuclear establishments to the 67th Annual Dinner of the NI North West Branch on Thursday 22nd May 2014.  The event was held at The Po...

On 5th May 2014, I and a group of 16 people with a keen interest in the nuclear industry set sail to Cherbourg, France for a two-day trip to the AREVA La Hague Reprocessing Facility and Flamanville Power Station. On the first day, the group...

On Tuesday 13th May the NI Cumbria Branch and YGN hosted the local stage of the 2014 YGN Speaking competition, supported this year by Studsvik.  The competition attracted a very high standard of speakers with a wide range of topics inc...

The Cumbria Branch of the Nuclear Institute runs an annual bursary competition which offers Cumbrian Year 13 students the chance to win a contribution towards their university tuition fees. Entrants must submit a CV and short personal state...

Nuclear Institute Board Members and staff met together at the Macdonald Hotel in Manchester for the first ever vision-setting strategy away-day for the organisation on 22-23 April 2014. The meeting brought the brilliant minds of the Board o...

The Nuclear Institute Nominations Committee are currently looking for suitable candidates for two Honorary Officer roles, as the present post-holders come to the end of their second term in December 2014. The places available are for: ...

One month after being put in charge of decommissioning Fukushima Daiichi, Naohiro Masuda talked to World Nuclear News about his priorities for the site and its workforce. Masuda was superintendent of the Fukushima Daini nuclear po...

The NI prize for the best MSc student was awarded to Fiona O'Farrell at the University of Surrey's graduation ceremony on Saturday 12 April 2014. The Master's Distinguished Performance Award is given annually to the best MSc Student at a un...